Cimahi railway station

Cimahi Station (CMI) (Sundanese: ᮞ᮪ᮒᮞᮤᮇᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮙᮠᮤ, romanized: Stasion Cimahi) is a class II railway station located in Baros, Padalarang, West Bandung Regency, to be precise on Station Street, Bandung Barat. The station, which is located at an altitude of +723 meters, is included in the Operational Area II Bandung.

Cimahi Station Stasiun Cimahi
The front view of Cimahi Station
General information
Location	Jl. Stasiun Cimahi No. 1, Baros, Padalarang, Bandung Barat West Java Indonesia
Coordinates	6.88583°S 107.536°E / -6.88583; 107.536
Elevation	+723 m (2,372 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Line(s)	Garut Commuter Line Greater Bandung Commuter Line HSR Feeder Train Padalarang–Kasugihan
Platforms	1 side platform 2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Available
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Other information
Station code	CMI • 1420[1]
Classification	Large class type C[1]
History
Opened	17 May 1884 (1884-05-17)[2][3]
Location Cimahi Station Location in Java

History

The front view of the station, c. 1907

The Cimahi region has become known since 1811 when the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies at the time, Herman Willem Daendels led the Anyer–Panarukan road construction project. At that time Daendels assigned forced laborers to set up a guard post near what would become Cimahi Alun-alun (square).^[4]

Plans to grow the area had been initiated since the 1880s by making plans for the military town of Cimahi and the center of government in the city of Bandung.^[5] This plan was then started by establishing Cimahi Station. The construction of this station was initiated by the Staatsspoorwegen (SS), a railway company belonging to the Dutch East Indies Colonial Government. This station began to fully operate on 17 May 1884, simultaneously with the opening of the Padalarang–Bandung railway line.^[2]

After the construction of this station, in 1886, Cimahi was designed to be a center for education, training and military barracks that supported the military center in Bandung. To meet this need, soldiers and their families are provided with facilities such as military housing, military hospitals, shooting ranges, meeting halls, cinemas, churches, burial complexes, swimming pools, and there is a military detention center at this station.^[4][6] This military area began to fully materialize in 1896.

It is said that ± 200 m to the east or towards Cimindi Station there are branches leading to Pusdikjas & Pusdikpal which have existed since the Dutch era, bearing in mind that the Cimahi area was made a Military City by the Dutch East Indies Government. It is not known for sure the facts of this branching. It's just that there used to be remnants of rails on the side of the road which are now covered in concrete & asphalt.^[7]

Since 6 April 1999, this station is using electrical signaling system produced by Alstom.^[8]

Architecture

The front view of the station, 2021

The architecture of this station on the inside is similar to other SS stations (Indische Empire), but the facade looks different. The vernacular character of this station is very prominent, it can be seen from the use of symmetry on the front facade with the main departure gate in the middle of the building. The main station building has no pillars. The windows look classic with iron louvers in the form of semicircular geometric ornaments on the vents, typical of the SS, while the jalousie windows below are made of wood. The roof has adapted its shape to the tropical climate of the Dutch East Indies and has a gorge. The characteristics of the station as a public facility can be seen from the absence of terrace stairs and porch railings. When compared to The Historich Building (Societeit voor Officieren) which is located to the northeast of the station complex, the use of the station is more public than the function of The Historich which tends to be private, so the architecture chosen for the building is Neoclassical.^[9]

Station layout

This station originally had five tracks, with line 1 and 2 being straight tracks, but line 5 has been dismantled for a long time, so it only remains four tracks.

Main building
Side platform
Line 1		Inter-city train stop to Cikampek Straight tracks to Cikampek
	← (Padalarang)	HSR Feeder Train to Padalarang
	← (Gadobangkong)	Garut Commuter Line to Padalarang/Purwakarta Greater Bandung Commuter Line to Padalarang/Purwakarta
Island platform
Line 2		Inter-city train stop to Bandung Straight tracks to Bandung
		HSR Feeder Train to Bandung	(Bandung) →
		Garut Commuter Line to Cibatu/Garut Greater Bandung Commuter Line to Cicalengka	(Cimindi) →
Island platform
Line 3		Turning tracks to Bandung and Cikampek
Line 4		Rail siding

Services

The following is a list of train services at the Cimahi Station.^[10]

Passenger services

• Executive class
  • Argo Parahyangan, to Gambir and to Bandung
• Mixed class
  • Argo Parahyangan, to Gambir and to Bandung (executive–economy)
  • Ciremai, to Bandung and to Semarang Tawang (executive–business)
  • Harina, to Bandung and to Surabaya Pasar Turi (executive–economy)
  • Pangandaran, to Gambir and to Banjar (executive–economy)
• Economy class
  • Serayu, to Pasar Senen and to Purwokerto via Kroya
• Local/commuter trains
  • Greater Bandung Commuter Line, to Padalarang/Purwakarta and to Cicalengka
  • Garut Commuter Line, to Padalarang/Purwakarta and to Cibatu/Garut
  • HSR Feeder Train, to Padalarang and to Bandung

Supporting transportation

The following list is the available supporting transportation modes at Cimahi Station.^[11]

Publuc transportation type	Route number	Route	Destination
Angkot	–	Bandung Station–Cimahi–Padalarang	Bandung Station bus terminal
			Padalarang Tagog market
	–	Leuwi Panjang–Cimahi–Padalarang	Leuwi Panjang bus terminal
			Padalarang Tagog market

Gallery

• 
  The platform of the station, with the Argo Parahyangan train heading to Jakarta (2010)
• 
  The emplacement of the station seen from the east, with its signage at right (2010)

References

1. Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020.
2. Staatsspoorwegen (1921–1932). Verslag der Staatsspoor-en-Tramwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië 1921-1932. Batavia: Burgerlijke Openbare Werken.
3. "Heritage - Kereta Api Indonesia" (in Indonesian).
4. Gunawan, I. (2010). Sentra Bisnis Jawa Barat. Jakarta: TransMedia Pusaka.
5. "Stasiun Kereta Api Cimahi – Dinas Pariwisata dan Kebudayaan Provinsi Jawa Barat". Department of Tourism and Culture of West Java Province (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
6. Ardiani, M. (December 2011). "Gaya Arsitektur di Perumahan Dinas Militer, Cimahi, Jawa Barat". Comtech. 2 (2): 613–617.
7. "Sejarah Cimahi sebagai Pusat Militer". Wisata Bandung (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
8. Sugiana, A; Lee, Key-Seo; Lee, Kang-Soo; Hwang, Kyeong-Hwan; Kwak, Won-Kyu (2015). Study on Interlocking System in Indonesia. 연도한국철도학회 청계학술대회 논문집 (Korean Society for Railway). p. 46. S2CID 111703301.
9. "Desain Fasad Depan dan Ornamen pada Societeit Voor Officieren dan Stasiun KAI di Kota Cimahi – Seminar" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
10. Grafik perjalanan kereta api 2019 (in Indonesian), Directorate General of Railways [id], 2019
11. "Angkutan Umum | Angkot Kota Bandung". transportasiumum.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

External links

• Media related to Cimahi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station		Kereta Api Indonesia		Following station
Gadobangkong towards Padalarang		Padalarang–Kasugihan		Cimindi towards Kasugihan